How Many People Are Named Gresham?
An estimated 142 people in the United States have the first name Gresham. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Gresham peaked in popularity in 2014 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gresham as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gresham paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
142
About 1 in 2,413,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2014
12 births
Total Registered
159
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gresham
Gresham is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 159 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gresham as a male name
Ranked #12,900 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (12 births)
Gresham: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gresham span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 79 babies were registered. Gresham has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gresham by Decade
How has Gresham tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gresham + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gresham as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gresham: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gresham?
We estimate approximately 142 people named Gresham are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,413,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Gresham a common name?
Gresham is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 159 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gresham most popular?
Gresham reached peak popularity in 2014, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gresham is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gresham a male name?
Gresham is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gresham Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gresham Smith, Gresham Johnson, Gresham Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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